| CARTWHEEL | • cartwheel n. The literal wheel of a cart. • cartwheel n. A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs… • cartwheel n. (UK, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings. |
| CLERIHEWS | • clerihews n. Plural of clerihew. • Clerihews n. Plural of Clerihew. (Alternative letter-case form of clerihews.) • CLERIHEW n. a light verse quatrain rhyming AABB and usually dealing with a person named in the initial rhyme. |
| ELSEWHERE | • elsewhere adv. Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place. • elsewhere n. Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here. • ELSEWHERE adv. in another place. |
| EREWHILES | • erewhiles adv. Alternative form of erewhile. • EREWHILES adv. (archaic) some time ago, heretofore, also EREWHILE. |
| ERSTWHILE | • erstwhile adv. Formerly; in the past. • erstwhile adj. (Literary, law) Former, previous. • erstwhile adj. (Proscribed) Respected, honourable. |
| FREEWHEEL | • freewheel n. A device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft… • freewheel v. (Of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement. • freewheel v. (Of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill. |
| GEARWHEEL | • gearwheel n. Alternative spelling of gear wheel. • gear-wheel n. Alternative spelling of gear wheel. • gear␣wheel n. (Mechanics) A wheel with a toothed rim, intended to engage with others, or similar equipment, to form a gear. |
| OVERWHELM | • overwhelm v. To engulf, surge over and submerge. • overwhelm v. To overpower, crush. • overwhelm v. To overpower emotionally. |
| PEWHOLDER | • pewholder n. One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church. • PEWHOLDER n. one who has his or her own pew in a church. |
| RAGWHEELS | • RAGWHEEL n. a toothed wheel. |
| SHREWLIKE | • shrewlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal). • shrewlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman); shrewish. • SHREWLIKE adj. like a shrew. |
| WATERHOLE | • waterhole n. A depression in which water collects, especially one where wild animals come to drink. • waterhole n. (Informal) A watering hole; a place where people meet to drink and talk. • waterhole n. (Astronomy) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between the regions where hydrogen and hydroxyl… |
| WEALTHIER | • wealthier adj. Comparative form of wealthy: more wealthy. • WEALTHY adj. rich. |
| WEATHERLY | • weatherly adj. (Nautical, of a sailing vessel) Able to sail close to the wind with little leeway. • Weatherly prop.n. A surname. • WEATHERLY adj. able to sail close to the wind with little leeway. |
| WHALERIES | • whaleries n. Plural of whalery. • WHALERY n. whaling. |
| WHEEDLERS | • wheedlers n. Plural of wheedler. • WHEEDLER n. one who wheedles. |
| WHEELWORK | • wheelwork n. An assembly of wheels serving a mechanical purpose. • WHEELWORK n. a combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism. |
| WORMWHEEL | • wormwheel n. Alternative form of worm wheel. • worm␣wheel n. A wheel that is a part of a worm gear or worm drive. • WORMWHEEL n. the wheel of a wormgear. |